Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

The premise of this book has merit, and there is some useful information in it, but it is also based on a borrowed premise and, as such, there was not much in it that I had not heard elsewhere.

There are hundreds of spoilers in this book. If you have an extensive or diverse TBR, you may find yourself needing to skip paragraphs or even multiple pages of content to avoid spoiling a story you want to read. This might make it less than useful for some readers. Additionally, while the author???s analyses are insightful, they are also sometimes ???fluffy,??? and the book does contain some editing errors / typos.

I think this book best serves as a beginner???s introduction to storytelling. It???s limited in scope but does give the reader a jumping off point.

Outstanding. The best instructional on “structure” that I have read thus far. Take notes. Highlight. And then implement. The book has a nice conversational tone, but so much meat. And maybe most importantly, copious examples. At times the layering upon layer of detail, nuance, and all the different spins of the beat-sheet can feel repetitive, but it's necessary for an instructional book of this type. And, man, oh man, the examples! I can't imagine the amount of work that went into developing this book.